Author: Ricky Docto

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As I sit here at the beginning of 2016 I am excited about what The Freeman Foundation accomplished in 2015, and about our plans for the next year. In 2015 we hosted our first Lights Out Blindfolded 5K in Corbin, KY, and began an initiative to help feed disabled orphans at an orphanage in Haiti. In the upcoming year we are hosting two more Lights Out Blindfolded 5K’s, as well as, our first Lights Out Dinner in the Dark. With these events, we hope to continue accomplishing our vision to “raise awareness of the needs and potential of people with disabilities.” Two Articles I came across in the past year reinforced in me the need for a foundation like The Freeman Foundation.

First, I read about a blind father in New York who had his children taken from him. Why, you might ask? Because a judge determined that he could not provide for them due to his blindness. The judge thought that he posed a risk to the safety of his own children. If Christopher Roberts wanted to spend time with his children, then he had to pay a sighted nanny to be with him during that time. The judge implied in his decision that Roberts was less than a person because of his blindness, and refused him the right to care for his children. You can read the complete article here.

Second, I read the story of Lily-Grace Hooper, an elementary school student in South Gloucestershire, UK. Lily-Grace was told that she could no longer use her white cane while at school. School officials were afraid that other students and teachers might trip over it. Several students and employees came out on social media in support of the school’s decision. For this reason she has been forced to attend a different school. Read the complete story here.

Both of these stories highlight the short-sidedness and false assumptions held by many people concerning individuals with disabilities. The Freeman Foundation desires to use its events and initiatives to begin breaking through these barriers. We hope that you will join us on this journey. You can do so by participating in our events, or by giving a financial donation. We also ask for your prayers as we continue promoting the truth that “disability does not equal inability.”
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A couple of weeks ago I discussed how Apple’s advancement in technology had revolutionized my life. You can read that post here. Today I want to highlight a few things coming in the future that have the potential to do even more to advance the independence of visually impaired people. Below are 3 game changing technological advancements. Continue reading “ADVANCEMENT IN TECHNOLOGY PART 2: WHAT DOES THE FUTURE HOLD”

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Dan Berlin and his team had one goal, to make the 26 mile trek to Machu Picchu in a single day. The team faced an up hill battle, both literally and figuratively, because Berlin is blind. He lost his sight in his 30s, but he has not allowed his blindness to hold him back. Last year he became the first blind athlete to complete the Grand Canyon’s rim-to-rim-to-rim run. It took them 13 hours, but Berlin and his team reached their goal of climbing the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu.

As a blind hiker and backpacker myself, I could not imagine making a trek like this one. The difficulty of the trail, combined with the frantic pace, made their task extremely dangerous. As I read of Berlin’s journey to Machu Picchu, I was inspired and challenged. Below I have listed 11 leadership lessons I took from his story.

1. Leaders constantly face deadlines.
The article says, “The clock was ticking on Dan Berlin and his team of runners.”

2. Leaders are goal oriented.
If they did not meet their deadline, they would not reach their goal of running to Machu Picchu in a single day.

3. Leaders take risks.
Berlin’s blindness made the steep assents treacherous, a broken ankle just a step away.

4. Leaders adapt to changing circumstances.
The terrain they faced made their normal method of hiking impossible. They had to adapt and develop a new method.

5. Leaders think outside the box.
Their old method wasn’t working, so they had to think outside the box to solve the problem.

6. Leaders depend on teamwork to accomplish their goals.
Berlin would hold on to his guides backpacks. They led him along the trail, and he could hold them up if they slipped.

7. Leaders Learn from History.
Their new method was inspired by the trapezoidal structures built by the Incas.

8. Leaders celebrate the accomplishments of others.
They reached their check point to the cheers of park rangers.

9. Leaders blaze new trails.
Berlin is the first blind athlete to travel the Inca trail in a single day to Machu Picchu.

10. Leaders give back to others.
Berlin said that his favorite part of the trip was visiting visually impaired students at a school.

11. Leaders inspire others.
Berlin wants visually impaired children to believe they can accomplish great things.
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Before Travis, I had never been around anyone who was blind.  When we met on September 27, 2014, the connection between us was instant.  We have all liked someone and said “I like them, but…”  For me, it was never “I like Travis, but he’s blind.”  I immediately knew I liked him, shortly after I knew I loved him, and now I get to be his wife. Continue reading “LOVE IS BLIND: LIFE AS THE WIFE OF A VISUALLY IMPAIRED PERSON”

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The whole concept blew my mind. How could a blind person use a touch screen. It seemed impossible, but I had heard that Apple had made it possible. I never will forget walking into AT&T to purchase my first iPhone. I didn’t know how it would work, or if it would work, but I wanted the challenge of figuring it out. Continue reading “THE ADVANCEMENT OF TECHNOLOGY: HOW APPLE HAS CHANGED MY LIFE”

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“I Poured Drain Cleaner in My Eyes to Blind myself,” I have never been more shocked at a headline than when I read those 10 words. The tagline of the article only got worse, “I made Myself Blind because I was Meant to be Disabled: Living with BIID.” I struggled to process what I was reading. How could someone ever want to be blind? How could someone think they were meant to be disabled? These questions ran through my mind as I continued through the article. Jewel Shuping, a 30 year old North Carolina woman, had these desires. She wanted to be blind; felt that she was meant to be disabled. Shuping suffers from a rare disease called Body Integrity Identity Disorder, which causes normal, healthy people to desire a disability. In 2006 she found a psychologist willing to assist her in achieving this life-long dream.* Continue reading “THE HOPE OF CHRIST: HOW A WOMAN’S DESIRE FOR BLINDNESS ERODES THE GOSPEL”

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I’m stubborn. I can admit it, even if it is difficult. My stubbornness, although, helps me when it comes to the art of argumentation, but also makes it hard for me to acknowledge when I am wrong. There have been times in my life when someone has proven me wrong, and I still can’t accept it. I tend to always think that a way exists for me to be right. That’s what you might call irrational unbelief, and we all deal with it at some point. Continue reading “MARVELING AT UNBELIEF, MARK 6:1-6”

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He would not stop yelling! He was an elderly neighbor of mine, who wanted to teach me how to swing a golf club. However, every time he gave me a lesson, he would not use a natural voice. He assumed that because I could not see, he needed to speak extremely loud. His golf lessons never took, and I never figured out a gentle way to ask him to talk to me normally. Continue reading “5 MYTHS ABOUT BEING BLIND”

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Do you know people who refuse to trust in Christ because of something negative that happened in their life. These people typically believe that God abandoned them at their deepest point of need. They think that if God truly loved them, then he would not have allowed this particular event to occur in their life. John 6:22-27 gives us some insight into how we can better understand these people. Continue reading “COMING TO CHRIST FOR CHRIST, JOHN 6:22-27”

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The battle against pride rages within all of us. We must constantly be on guard, watching for the areas in our lives where Satan tempts us to think more of ourselves than we should. The apostle Peter informs us in his first letter that “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble (1 Peter 5:5, ESV).” We battle pride in our lives with the weapon of humility; however, have you ever thought of the pay off that comes from humility? Continue reading “THE PAY OFF OF HUMILITY, 1 PETER 5:6”